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More Resources — Check These Fact Checks From Previous Trump Health Care Claims
Here’s a sampling of recent fact checks related to some of the health care claims made during President Donald Trump’s Feb. 4 State of the Union speech.
Perspectives: It May Be Fun To Hate On Martin Shkreli, But Pharma Bros Aren’t The Real Problem
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
New Study Shows Medicare Could Save Billions If It Was Allowed To Negotiate Insulin Drug Prices
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Paying attention to your overall diet is more important, researchers say, then getting hung up on small caloric differences. Fitness news is also on ketogenic diets, birth weights, and bullying associated with fitness tests.
While research showing that the coronavirus was spreading while patients were asymptomatic was based on faulty information, experts say it doesn’t mean that the virus isn’t spreading before symptoms appear. “We had been getting reports from highly reliable people in China — scientists, investigators and public health people who we’ve known over the years — and they’ve been telling us, ‘There’s asymptomatic disease, for sure, and we are seeing asymptomatic transmission,’” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
When President Donald Trump vowed to pass a bipartisan drug pricing bill if it got to his desk, Democrats at the State of the Union began chanting “H.R. 3,” a reference to legislation the House passed last year that included many of Trump’s own policies. It has since been languishing in the Senate. Democrats also countered other health claims from the president, such as which party was working to protect American’s care.
President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address to Congress touched on health care topics that are front of mind for voters, such as drug pricing and costly surprise medical bills. Trump also touted his push for price transparency within the industry, a main theme in his administration’s actions, and took a swipe at Democrats’ support of “Medicare for All.”
Cruise Ship Quarantined After 10 Passengers Test Positive For Coronavirus
The ship, carrying about 3,500 people, is quarantined off the coast of Japan. Princess Cruises said a guest who later tested positive for coronavirus sailed from Yokohama on Jan. 20 and disembarked at Hong Kong on Jan. 25. The confirmation set off a round of testing for 273 people, including a U.S. guest who then tested positive for the illness.
Fact Checking State Of The Union: Premiums, Pre-existing Conditions, Price Transparency, And More
Media outlets fact check various claims by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address. While some were misleading or lacked evidence to back them up, others were mostly true.
First Edition: February 5, 2020
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Helping a loved one overcome addiction isn’t easy. Start by listening to people who have been through it. They can help find effective treatment and avoid unethical or incompetent operators.
Una buena rehabilitación es difícil de encontrar
Una búsqueda en internet no siempre es la mejor forma de encontrar un centro de rehabilitación para adicciones confiable. Aquí recursos para elegir bien y ayudar al ser querido.
Listen: Which Is The Greater Threat — The Coronavirus Or The Flu?
Kaiser Health News reporter Liz Szabo talked to Connecticut Public Radio about the risks of the novel coronavirus compared with influenza.
Opinion pages weigh in on these health topics and others.
Media outlets report on news from Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Connecticut, California, Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Minnesota.
Editorial writers express views about policies impacting health.
Promising HIV Vaccine Comes Up Short As Study Finds It Was No More Effective Than Placebo
“It’s disappointing, but I’m not overly surprised by it,” said Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which funded the $121 million research effort with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “It did not, essentially, bring it over the goal line.”
Former Aetna Inc. Chief Executive Mark Bertolini was a crucial voice in selling the transformative $68 billion deal in 2018. “I was willing to continue to serve on the board of directors in support of the most transformative effort in health care for our nation. However, the board thought otherwise,” Bertolini said.
VA Secretary Robert L. Wilkie said James Byrne was dismissed from his position as deputy secretary because of a “loss of confidence in Mr. Byrne’s ability to carry out his duties.” According to Axios reporting, the decision comes amid controversy over allegations from a House staff member that she was sexually assaulted at a VA hospital.
Administration, GOP States Behind ACA Lawsuit Ask Supreme Court To Delay Hearings This Year
Critics of the law do not want the case to be decided before the election because of concerns it could cause voters about loss of health care. The Supreme Court last month rejected one attempt to fast track the issue but could meet by the end of February for further discussions.